Show RABIES IN BORDERING STATES BE CAUTIOUS take heed have your dog or cat immunize and report any unusual actions observed in animals in your area within recent weeks c canine anine I 1 rabies has broken out in two states bordering utah to the east five cases of rabies has been reported by the petern ary public health services of the colorado state department of health within the last week the state department of agriculture has reported six cases confirmed of canine rabi rabies es in burley idaho five humans have been bitten by known rabid animals and three of these cases are at the present taking the pasteur treatment the cause of the outbreak has not been definitely traced in either of these states and as both states as well as utah are not considered to endemic that is areas where animal rabies persist it is felt that the introduction of this disease is possible through the transportation of dogs from southern states by migratory workers these animals undoubtedly were in the incubation period during their transit and developed symptoms shortly after arrival preventative programs have been launched in the areas of occurrence occur ence and dogs art are being vaccinated vaccina ted against rabies as well as being quarantined to restrict their movements because of our proximity to these states we fell that an ounce of prevention is worth a a pound of cure and with very little effort on our part we c can an be protected against this serious disease VACCINATE YOUR DOG REPORT AND IMPOUND ALL STRAY DOGS |